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afortiori          with greater reason - used in drawing a conclusion                     
abhorrent           hated and detestable; loathsome                                        
abject              low in spirit                                                          
aboriginal          indigenous or primitive                                                
aborning            while being produced                                                   
abstemious          temperate; sparing in indulgences                                      
abstruse            hard to understand                                                     
abyssal             relating to the bottom waters of the ocean                             
acrid               caustic; overpowering bitterness                                       
acrimonious         rancorous or bitter, esp in behavior or manner                         
aculeate            having a sting                                                         
acuminate           tapering to a thin point                                               
ad hoc              improvised; made quickly from whatever is available                    
ad hominem          appealing to one's prejudices or emotions rather than one's intellect  
ad rem              to the point; relevent                                                 
addlepated          mixed up or confused; eccentric                                        
adiabatic           occurring without loss or gain of heat                                 
adjuvant            serving to aid or contribute                                           
admonitory          expressing disapproval or warning                                      
adnate              grown to an unlike part - esp along a margin                           
adroit              skillful with one's hands; shrewd                                      
adscititious        derived from something extrinsic                                       
adulatory           in excessive admiration                                                
adumbrative         vaguely foreshadowing; partially disclosing or outlining               
adust               scorched; gloomy appearance or disposition                             
adventitious        from external sources and not innate; arising in an abnormal place     
adventive           introduced but not fully naturalized                                   
adversative         expressing opposition or adverse circumstance                          
adynamic            causing a loss of strength or function                                 
aeolian             marked by a moaning or sighing sound as if by wind                     
aery                ethereal                                                               
afebrile            not marked by fever                                                    
affable             pleasant and at ease with others and in conversation                   
affective           emotional; influencing feelings or emotions                            
affectless          unfeeling                                                              
afferent            bearing inwards                                                        
affined             joined in a close relationship; bound by obligation                    
affluent            flowing in abundance; flowing toward; having much material possessions 
aft                 behind or rearward                                                     
aggregate           clustlered in a dense mass or head                                     
agley               awry or wrong                                                          
aleatory            depending on an uncertain event for loss or gain                       
alfresco            taking place outdoors in the open air                                  
alimentary          relating to nutrition; supplying sustenance or maintenance             
alliaceous          resembling onion or garlic in taste or smell                           
amative             disposed to love                                                       
ambidextrous        deceptive or hypocritical; adroit                                      
amenable            easily managed; answerable                                             
amok                in a feverish or frenzied manner                                       
amorphous           lacking shape or form; not crystallized                                
analgesic           insensitive to pain                                                    
analogous           similar in one or more aspects but not completely homologous           
ancillary           subordinate; supplementary                                             
anhydrous           free of water                                                          
anomalous           deviating from the norm; irregular                                     
ante meridiem       before noon                                                            
antebellum          occurring prior to a war                                               
antediluvian        obsolete or antiquated; the period before the Biblical flood           
anterior            located before  - either in place or time                              
anthropomorphic     tending to characterize nonhuman things with human characteristics     
antiphonal          performed by two alternating groups                                    
antipodal           resting on opposite sides of the globe                                 
antithetical        constituting direct opposition in ideals or purpose                    
apical              situated at the highest point                                          
apropos             suitably; opportunely                                                  
arboreal            relating to or resembling trees; living in trees                       
arcane              secret; mysterious                                                     
ardent              passionate; fiery or hot                                               
argent              resembling silver or composed of silver                                
arrant              notoriously bad; marked by thoroughness                                
articular           relating to a joint                                                    
ascetic             dealing with self-denial (usually religious); austere                  
assiduous           diligent or steadily attentive                                         
astringent          tending to shrink body tissues                                         
astute              wily; shrewdly discerning                                              
atavistic           characteristic of a remotely ancestral character in a present individual
atrabilious         inclined to melancholy; having a surly disposition                     
aureate             resplendent or ornate; of golden color or brilliance                   
austere             stern, strict, severe; abstemious; unadorned                           
austral             Southern                                                               
avuncular           relating to or resembling an uncle                                     
axiomatic           self-evidently true; accepted as true                                  
baleful             harmful or deadly                                                      
bandy               curved outward                                                         
beholden            obligated or indebted                                                  
bellicose           pugnacious, belligerent, or war-like                                   
beneficent          doing good                                                             
benevolent          characterized by a charitable nature                                   
benign              having a mild or gentle disposition                                    
benthic             relating to, or occuring at the bottom of a body of water              
bereft              deprived of, or lacking something                                      
bibulous            inclined to drink excessively; highly absorbent                        
blithe              lighthearted or happy                                                  
blowsy              slovenly or disheveled                                                 
boon                congenial or intimate                                                  
boreal              relating to the northern regions                                       
bosky               covered with shrubs or trees                                           
bounden             obligatory; obliged                                                    
brindled            having flecks or dark streaks on a gray background                     
brusque             brunt or abrupt                                                        
bucolic             rural or rustic                                                        
bumptious           bluntly and often noisily self-assertive                               
cadaverous          resembling a corpse in pallor or gauntness                             
cagey               weary of being decieved or trapped                                     
caitiff             being cowardly, dispicable, or base                                    
callow              immature; lacking adult sophistication                                 
candescent          glowing - as from great heat                                           
canny               shrewd or prudent                                                      
cantabile           in a singing manner                                                    
cantankerous        quarrelsome or ill-natured                                             
capacious           able to contain a large amount                                         
capricious          susceptible to sudden whims                                            
captious            inclined to find fault                                                 
carminative         expelling gas from the alimentary canal                                
carmine             a vivid red                                                            
categorical         absolute or unqualified                                                
caudal              located near the tail end of a body                                    
caustic             corrosive or incisive                                                  
centesimal          relating to division into hundredths                                   
cephalic            relating to the head; directed toward the head                         
cerulean            sky-blue or azure                                                      
chapfallen          having the lower jaw hanging; depressed or dejected                    
chary               cautious; sparing                                                      
chauvinist          militantly devoted to one's country                                    
chimerical          prone to fantastic schemes                                             
churlish            characterized by rude or ill-bred behavior                             
circadian           occurring every 24 hours                                               
circumpolar         continually visible above the horizon                                  
circumspect         careful to consider all contingincies and consequences                 
clastic             made up of fragments of other rocks                                    
clement             lenient or merciful; mild                                              
cloying             originally pleasant, but nauseating to the senses in excess            
coeval              the same age                                                           
cogent              having the power to compell; convincing                                
comestible          edible                                                                 
commensurate        equal in measure or proportionate                                      
complaissant        striving to please                                                     
concomitant         attending or accompanying                                              
concupiscent        characterized by strong sexual desire                                  
congruent           corresponding                                                          
conjugal            relating to marriage                                                   
connubial           conjugal; relating to marriage                                         
consummate          perfect or complete                                                    
conterminous        having the same or common boundary                                     
contiguous          in contact or adjoining                                                
contumacious        disobeying or stubbornly resisting authority                           
contumelious        humiliating and insolently abusive                                     
copious             lavish or abundant                                                     
corrigible          correctable                                                            
costive             causing or affected with constipation                                  
courtly             refined or elegant                                                     
credulous           inclined to believe with little evidence                               
crepuscular         relating to twilight; active in twilight                               
crestfallen         dispirited or dejected                                                 
cruciform           shaped like a cross                                                    
cryptic             mysterious or enigmatic                                                
culpable            deserving blame                                                        
cutaneous           relating to the skin                                                   
dauntless           full of courage; fearless                                              
de jure             by legal right                                                         
de novo             again                                                                  
debonair            gracefully and happily charming                                        
deciduous           falling off as a matter of growth or function                          
defacto             actually existing condition verses a professed condition               
deft                characterized by quick and neat action                                 
demulcent           soothing                                                               
dentate             having pointed ridges                                                  
derisive            marked by scornful laughing or ridicule                                
dermal              relating to the skin                                                   
despondency         hopelessness or dejection                                              
diaphanous          so fine as to be nearly transparent                                    
diaphoretic         having the power to increase perspiration                              
didactic            intended to instruct; prone to lecture others                          
diffident           lacking confidence; unassertive                                        
dilapidated         fallen into incomplete ruin or decay                                   
dilatory            delaying; slow or late                                                 
diminutive          small; pitiable or contemptible                                        
dimorphic           occurring in two separate and distinct forms                           
discursive          flowing from one topic to another                                      
dissolute           loose in morals or conduct                                             
distal              away from the originating point                                        
distrait            absentminded                                                           
diurnal             occurring daily or in the daytime                                      
dour                stern; gloomy or sullen                                                
dowdy               shabby or untidy                                                       
droll               whimsical, humorous, or odd                                            
duplicitous         given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech   
ebullient           agitated or boiling; exuberant                                         
eclectic            made up from varied sources                                            
efferent            bearing outwards or away                                               
effete              worn out or exhausted                                                  
efficacious         producing an intended effect                                           
egregious           standing out from the herd; notably bad                                
eleemosynary        charitable or giving                                                   
elephantine         great size or strength; clumsy                                         
emeritus            retired from active duty                                               
emollient           making soft or supple; soothing                                        
en masse            as a whole                                                             
endemic             restricted to a particular location                                    
endothermic         characterized by absorbtion of heat                                    
eolian              produced or deposited by wind                                          
ephemeral           lasting a day; daily; short-lived                                      
epicurean           characterized by fastidious tastes                                     
equable             uniform; free from extremes                                            
equine              relating to horses                                                     
equitable           fair or just                                                           
equivocal           ambiguous; uncertain; dubious                                          
ersatz              substitute                                                             
erudite             characterized by scolarship or learning                                
esoteric            understandable by or designed for the specially initiatiated           
euphonious          pleasing to the ear                                                    
eutrophic           rich in nutrients, but often seasonally deficient in oxygen            
evanescent          tending to vanish like vapor                                           
excursive           characterized by digression                                            
execrable           very bad or detestable                                                 
exiguous            scanty in amount                                                       
exogenous           originating outside the cell or body                                   
exorbitant          exceeding what is usual or proper                                      
exothermic          characterized by production of heat                                    
expectorant         tending to promote discharge or mucus from the respiratory tract       
expedient           for a particular end; concerned with advantage instead of justice      
expiatory           serving to make amends                                                 
extant              still remaining - not lost or destroyed                                
extemporaneous      not planned before hand - impromptu                                    
extrinsic           not belonging to or forming part of a thing                            
facetious           flippant; comical; jocular                                             
facile              easily accomplished; readily manifested; superficial                   
factious            inclined to cause dissension                                           
factitious          artificial                                                             
fain                obliged; glad                                                          
fallacious          misleading; based on an error or misperception                         
farinaceous         having a mealy texture or surface; rich in starch                      
farouche            shy and lacking polish; wild                                           
fastidious          difficult to please; requiring excessive care                          
fatuous             inane or foolish                                                       
febrile             marked by fever                                                        
feckless            weak, ineffectual; irresponsible                                       
fecund              prolific or fruitful                                                   
felicitous          suitably expressed; possessing a knack for apt expression              
feral               wild; having escaped domestication and become wild                     
ferrous             related to or containing iron                                          
fervid              zealous or ardent                                                      
fetid               having an offensive odor                                               
fey                 marked by a foreboding of calamity; visionary                          
filar               relating to a thread or line                                           
filial              befitting a son or daughter                                            
flagitious          grossly wicked                                                         
forthright          straightforward or direct                                              
fortuitous          occurring by chance                                                    
fractious           irritable or quarrelsome; tending to be troublesome                    
frangible           breakable                                                              
fraught             accompanied; bearing menace or promise                                 
frenetic            charactized by agitated motion or behavior                             
friable             easily powdered or pulverized                                          
froward             disobedient; perverse; stubborn                                        
frowsy              having a slovenly appearance                                           
fugacious           passing away quickly; evanescent; withering early                      
fulsome             offensive because of baseness of motive or insincerity                 
furtive             stealthy or sly                                                        
fusty               musty; old-fashioned                                                   
gallied             confounded with fright; frightened excessively                         
garrulous           talkative or wordy                                                     
gauche              lacking social grace or experience                                     
germane             having the same parents                                                
gibbous             rounded and protuberant; swollen on one side; humpbacked               
gimpy               lame or crippled                                                       
glabrous            smooth or hairless                                                     
glutinous           sticky                                                                 
gratis              without charge; free                                                   
gratuitous          unwarranted; free                                                      
gregarious          social or companionable; tending to flock together                     
grotesque           bizarre; absurdly incongruous; eccentric                               
gustatory           relating to the sense of taste                                         
hale                free from defect or disease; healthy                                   
hangdog             guilty or ashamed; cowed                                               
hapless             unfortunate or unlucky                                                 
haughty             disdainfully proud                                                     
heinous             shockingly evil                                                        
helical             spiral in shape                                                        
hepatic             relating to the liver                                                  
herculean           of monstrous proportions                                               
hermetic            abstruse; airtight                                                     
heterodox           differing from the standard                                            
hewn                cut, felled, or shaped with blows                                      
hied                hastened                                                               
hirsute             marked by excessive hair                                               
histrionic          deliberately affected                                                  
hoary               gray or white with age; old or ancient                                 
homiletic           resembling a sermon                                                    
homologous          corresponding in structure                                             
hortative           giving exhortation                                                     
hyperborean         relating to the remote northern regions                                
idiopathic          arising spontaneously or from unknown sources                          
idiosyncratic       relating to a personal peculiarity                                     
igneous             fiery                                                                  
ignoble             of low birth; not honorable                                            
ignominious         despicable or humiliating                                              
illicit             impermissable                                                          
imbrication         overlapping of edges                                                   
imitable            worthy or capable of being copied                                      
immaculate          without stain or blemish                                               
immanent            existing only in the mind; dwelling in the human soul or nature        
immemorial          existing beyond the reach of memory or record                          
imminent            ready to occur                                                         
immiscible          incapable of mixing                                                    
immotile            not capabable of movement                                              
impalpable          not capable of being felt by touch; intangible                         
impecunious         having little or no money                                              
impenitant          feeling no sorrow for sins or offenses                                 
imperative          expressing a command; able to control; urgent                          
impercipient        little or no awareness or comprehension                                
imperforate         having no apertures or openings                                        
imperious           commanding; arrogant                                                   
impertinent         not restrained by proper bounds; irrelevant                            
imperturbable       steady with extreme calm                                               
impious             irreverent or profane                                                  
impish              mischievious                                                           
implacable          not capable of being appeased, pacified, or changed                    
importunate         burdensome; annoyingly persistent                                      
impoverished        deprived or poor                                                       
improvident         not considering or preparing for the future                            
impudent            marked by disregard for others                                         
inadvertent         heedless or unintentional                                              
inane               insubstantial; silly                                                   
incandescent        glowing with heat; brilliant                                           
incessant           continuing without interruption                                        
inchoate            recently begun or only partly existing                                 
incipient           just beginning to be apparent                                          
incisive            cutting or penetrating; acute                                          
inclinable          having a tendency                                                      
incognito           in disguise or with one's identity concealed                           
incorporeal         having no definite body or form                                        
incorrigible        not capable of reform or correction                                    
incumbent           lying or resting on something                                          
indelible           not capable of being removed or washed away                            
indigent            poor, impoverished, or needy                                           
indolent            slow to heal or develop; lazy                                          
indomitable         unconquerable                                                          
indurate            morally or physically hardened                                         
ineffable           not expressable in words                                               
ineluctable         not to be avoided or changed                                           
inerrant            infallible                                                             
inexorable          not to be moved by entreaty                                            
inexpiable          not capable of being atoned for                                        
infelicitous        not apt in expression or application                                   
infinitesimal       incalculably small                                                     
infirm              deficient in vitality; not solid or stable                             
ingenious           marked by originality, resourcefulness, and cleverness in conception   
ingenuous           straightforward; naive                                                 
inguinal            related to the region of the groin                                     
inimical            hostile or unfriendly; harmful                                         
innocuous           insipid or harmless                                                    
insensate           inanimate; lacking understanding; brutish or inhuman                   
insidious           sly or treacherous; seductive; having a gradual effect                 
insipid             dull; lacking savor                                                    
insolent            contemptuous and rude                                                  
insolubrious        unwholesome or noxious                                                 
insubordinate       unwilling to submit to authority; disobedient                          
insuperable         not capable of being overcome                                          
internecine         deadly; relating to conflict within a group                            
intransigent        uncompromising or irreconcilable                                       
intrepid            possessing resolute fearlessness, endurance, and fortitude             
intumescent         marked by swelling or enlargement                                      
inundated           covered or flooded                                                     
invective           marked by abusive speech                                               
inviable            not capable of survival                                                
invidious           tending to cause animosity, discontent, or envy; injurious             
involute            curled spirally; intricate or involved                                 
irascible           easily provoked to anger                                               
irenic              conducive or working towards conciliation or peace                     
iridescence         play of colors similar to the rainbow                                  
jaundiced           exhibiting envy, hostility, or distaste                                
jejune              lacking significance or interest; childish                             
jerkwater           insignificant or of minor importance                                   
jocose              humorous or merry                                                      
jocular             marked by playfulness or jesting                                       
jocund              marked by cheerfulness or mirth                                        
labile              adaptable; not stable                                                  
lacerated           torn roughly                                                           
lachrymose          tearful or mournful                                                    
lackadaisical       lacking zest, spirit, or life                                          
lackluster          dull or unimpressive                                                   
laconic             terse or sparing of words                                              
lacrimal            relating to tear glands                                                
laggard             slow or dilatory                                                       
lambent             flickering; softly radiant                                             
laminar             arranged or consisting of scales or plates                             
laminated           consisting of plates or layers of firmly united material               
languid             sluggish in disposition; weak or slow; listless                        
Laputan             absurdly impractical or visionary                                      
lascivious          lewd or lustful                                                        
latent              present, but not active or visible                                     
laudatory           expressing praise                                                      
leery               weary or suspicious                                                    
leeward             situated away from the wind                                            
lenitive            alleviating pain or acrimony                                           
lenity              mildness                                                               
libidinous          lascivious                                                             
licentious          obscene or lascivious                                                  
lief                willingly or gladly                                                    
liege               faithful or loyal                                                      
ligneous            woody                                                                  
lilliputian         small; petty                                                           
limpid              transparent or clear                                                   
lissom              nimble or lithe                                                        
littoral            in close proximity to the sea                                          
livid               discolored by bruising; pallid or reddish; enraged                     
loath               reluctant                                                              
loathe              to abhor                                                               
logy                sluggish or deficient in vitality                                      
loquacious          excessively talkative                                                  
lorn                forsaken; desolate                                                     
lubricious          leacherous or salacious; smooth or slippery                            
lucent              luminous; clear or lucid                                               
lucid               clear-minded; easily understood; shining  
lugubrious          mournful, often to an excessive degree                                 
luminous            emitting light; clear or intelligible                                  
lurid               shining with the red glow of fire through smoke; gruesome              
lustral             tending to make pure                                                   
macabre             having death as a subject; gruesome or horrible                        
macroscopic         visible to the naked eye                                               
magnanimous         showing a courageous spirit; noble or generous                         
magniloquent        showing a bombastic or exalted style or manner                         
maladroit           inept                                                                  
malapert            impudently bold                                                        
